Now with breams, I looks for brush or other debris (read structure) underwater or out the water goin' in for them to bed around. They commonly bed (in the south) in Spring around docks especially if you drop christmas trees around your dock to lure them. (Works great for crappie too!)

To catch 'em, you can use anything from a cane pole to an ultralight, I use 6lb. test, a little cork (y'know, the ones with the toothpick), a bb split shot about 6 inches above the hook, and usually a size 8 tru-turn or mustad wire hook.

Baitwise, I reccomend worms (threaded on the hook, to deter baitstealers) or crickets. I usually catch bigger bream on the crickets.

In my experience, I have the best luck early morning or late afternoon, and if they are anywhere near where you put your bait, they're gonna grab it and run. I usually let them take the cork about six inches underwater before I set the hook to make sure they're not just suckin' on my bait.

Catch a mess of some slab bream, and you have a good fish fry. All the rest get used to catch Striper or Catfish. ; )

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